Choose the option that correctly combines the two sentences into one:
The hostel cook was on leave. The students ate at a roadside dhaba that night.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Since the hostel cook was on leave, the students ate at a roadside dhaba that night.
The first sentence gives the reason for the second. The cook was away, so the students had to eat outside. Since here means because. It joins a reason to its result.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Although the hostel cook was on leave, the students ate at a roadside dhaba that night. — Incorrect. “Although” shows a contrast, but the two sentences show a reason and its result.
Option 2: Because the hostel cook was on leave, so the students ate at a roadside dhaba that night. — Incorrect. “Because” already joins the two parts, so the extra joining word “so” is wrong.
Option 3: The hostel cook was on leave because the students ate at a roadside dhaba that night. — Incorrect. It turns the result into the reason. The cook was not on leave because the students ate outside.